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what is going on to all my movie fans out there and welcome back to my Channel movie files we are
here today to talk about the new Amazon studio produced film directed by Ben Affleck having a
star-studded cast behind him we're talking about air now today I will be discussing why this is
potentially one of my favorite films I've seen so far this year and why you all should give it
a watch all in today's review but first let's start the conversation in the comment section
about this movie let me know if you liked it loved it or hated it and if so explain your reasons why
and a question for you all have you ever owned a pair of Jordans and if the answer is yes what is
your favorite pair let's have those conversations in the comments below and of course if you all
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subscribing to the channel so let's start off with a little bit of story time and then we'll get into
my thoughts of the film so first and foremost I was born and raised in Chicago up to I was around
like 2021 I still go down in a visit and grew up playing basketball so I say all that to say yes
I know all about Michael Jeffrey Jordan with his professional career I know about his life outside
of basketball but honestly I didn't know much of anything about the origins of what this film
focuses on which is the creation of Air Jordans and the people behind the scenes at Nike courting
the greatest athlete of all time now I want to start this review off in the positive and I want
to talk about praising the director of this film who has been Affleck who to me I've been following
his career for a very long time all the way dating back to Goodwill Hunting with him and Matt Damon
writing that script but him as a director I think about films like Gone Baby Gone which is fantastic
the town which is one of my favorite films from him the academy award-winning best picture Argo
then of course you have live by night and now all those films have brought him to this point
of his career and this job that he does behind the camera to me this time around is nothing
short of incredible the way Ben Affleck manages to keep the flow of this very simple premise that
takes place mostly in Office Buildings and even though the this is really centered around getting
Michael Jordan to sign with Nike this isn't the traditional sports movie in that sense but it
still manages to be incredibly entertaining riveting engaging and most of all it made me
care for our main characters but I want to give the same amount of attention to the writer of
this movie who this appears to be their first major writing credit and that's Alex conberry
now Alex to me his script had a great mixture of Comedy drama Great Character monologues that made
this movie so great and Incredibly inspiring but again looking at the actual story in this film
about creating one of the most popular shoes on Earth and them signing Michael Jordan to Nike to
me it kind of has the succession vibe to it which I love that show so much and the reason I bring up
secession is you don't have to know about politics or stocks to really understand that show and then
correlate into this film you don't have to be a basketball Guru or have to know everything about
Nike to really appreciate what the story has to offer so again Ben Affleck's Direction and Alex's
script is the perfect combination Asian because I was just floored by how they managed to keep me so
engaged and focused on their story and the fact that when you really look at it from a distance
this is a corporate entity and Nike and they're somewhat the underdog of this story and of course
you're following the people that have stakes in this company so I was just really impressed by
what they were able to do again from a directional standpoint and a script standpoint but also man
I want to give kudos to the casting director to bring this great cast together I already mentioned
Ben Affleck is the director but he also plays a role in this film he plays the CEO of Nike who
went by the name of Phil and he kind of represents the character in the film that displays hope in
our main character Sunny who's played by Matt Damon was speaking of Matt Damon the combination
between those two Matt Damon and Ben Affleck they just make mads together it's bulletproof at this
point for me because they are just great together and just kind of focusing on Matt Damon he was
phenomenal in this movie He plays Sunny who's this basketball Guru for Nike at the time and he's also
very responsible for a lot of other great things within the sport of basketball but Sunny is just
a perfect example of someone with the will and the dedication and the determination to follow
their gut and willing to risk it all all to make a game changer happen for the company of Nike I
love Matt Damon's performance he was hilarious at points but he also has some of the best moments
of the film especially without giving too much away there's this kind of Hail Mary speech that
he gives at the end of just flooring I mean again Matt Damon was absolutely fantastic but we have
other great characters in this film I think of The Supporting Cast of like Ben Bateman who I'm
a big fan of he's kind of the Special Sauce in this movie he's the marketing supervisor to go
with the name of Rob and he kind of represents the side of the story that he's one of those people
that has a lot to lose in the situation he has a family at home a daughter to take care of and
if this deal doesn't fall through he's going to lose everything so he's kind of the heart of the
film and that sense of their Stakes at mine and it reminds you of that with his particular character
and I can go on and on on you have Marlon Wayans who has a small role in this film Chris Tucker my
man it's always so great to see Chris Tucker in films he plays Howard who's one of the executives
at Nike he's such a great guy he has charm he has Charisma and of course it's Chris Tucker he
brings the lab so again the cast is great but I gotta talk about the goat the legend Viola
Davis who plays Dolores was Michael Jordan's mother now she's only in a handful of scenes
but she steals every single frame that she's in she shows just how important she was to Michael
Jordan's career and she's a strong woman and she helps him make some really big decisions for his
career and his legacy so she is just steals every scene that she in and I wouldn't be surprised I
know she was kind of shafted when it came to the Academy Award nominations for woman King
but I definitely could see potentially her getting nominated for best supporting actors because she's
this that great in the role and also on that note the whole Michael Jordan of it all and the use of
Michael Jordan he's really not in the film a lot you don't really see too many scenes with him in
there they don't even really show you his face but I'm actually okay with that decision because while
it is about Michael Jordan it's not the foundation and the focus of the story so I will forewarn you
all any Michael Jordan fans out there he's not the centerpiece of the film but you still feel Michael
Jordan's presence in the story it almost create this sense of like he was a a mythical character
he was almost kind of not seen because it kind of created this sense of tension how important
he was to Nike so again he's not in it a lot but I love the presence of Michael Jordan within his
narratives and just a couple more things before we get into my criticisms I will point out that
the film's pacing is excellent I didn't even know this was under two hours that's because I was just
so focused on the narrative at hand not a single moment felt wasted there was in a moment I wasn't
interested in the story The Score was solid the soundtrack of it all of the 80s backdrop
was phenomenal there's so many great needle drops in his film and also speaking of the 80s the set
designs the clothes the whole 80 in influence of the film was really well woven into the film
it's just your quintessential feel good hopeful grounded inspirational story about believing in
yourself and following your instincts and also having others believing in you just as much to
get the job done so a lot of great things to say about the film but I do have some
criticisms they're more or less kind of nitpicks that I have with the movie I mentioned that you
feel the stakes especially from a character like Rob who has a daughter that he takes care of and
is like that's her whole world it's her dad and he gives her shoes and whatnot so you feel the
stakes but I almost felt like the film could have put a a bigger emphasis on these people losing
their jobs because at the beginning of the film Phil's character Ben Affleck he mentions that he
had to lay off a bunch of people I would have liked to have seen maybe just one scene with
him firing someone that's been with the company for a while and you have Sunny who's making all
these risks and putting everyone's job in danger have him in the room to kind of get that sense of
urgency that if you don't get this job done this is a representation other than the Rob character
I mentioned that Jason Bateman plays but it just goes to show you that there's so many
other people's lives at hand if he doesn't get the job done so again it doesn't hurt the film
but I would have loved to have seen maybe just one scene showing you someone getting fired just to
kind of give you that sense of drama within the story so again just a small nitpick but I also
want to mention and I was kind of talking about this with a fellow critic after you're watching
the film and I definitely agree with them I really enjoyed these characters but I wish we would have
gotten they showed the whole corporate aspect of their jobs they showed the whole basketball aspect
of it them signing Michael Jordan but I would have loved to have seen outside of the office type of
narratives again Rob we learn about his daughter but besides Rob I don't know if Sonny had a family
had kids and when I look up sonny and his whole you know his their actual real person all you find
is just basketball he slept basketball dreamed about basketball or recruited players in high
school so I would have loved to have seen maybe a little bit more backstory on sunny again did he
have a family did he have kids what is it that he goes home to because you see his home life in the
film and it pretty much again was just basketball so I just would have liked to have gotten more
contacts of not only the people at work but what does their home life look like it just wouldn't
again just would have added another layer of just contacts and just another layer of just like their
personal stories so outside of that only other nitpick I might have is again the stakes are there
but I wish that there was a little bit it seemed a little too easy at points again I
know Ben Affleck was going for a feel-good hopeful story but in reality it's a corporate entity and
there everything doesn't always work out so I wish there was a little bit more consequences
to characters actions again going back to Sunny who risked it all he even goes to the Jordan's
house which was a big No-No but there was really no consequences for his actions so I wish there
were more obstacles out front to really kind of show you that it wasn't as easy as the film kind
of makes it out to be but again those things in take away major things for me is just again little
nitpicks that I have with the movie but besides that y'all those are my main Pros those are some
of my criticisms so before I give you all my score and my overall thoughts if you stuck around to
this point of review I really appreciate you just a friendly reminder if you're enjoying the content
hit the thumbs up share the review and consider subscribing to the channel so overall this wasn't
a sports movie In traditional sense but has all the elements in the tropes that makes this simple
story unique inspiring entertaining and compelling the direction the writing the performance is All
Worked in sync and they all complement each other perfectly this was one of my favorite theatrical
experiences so far this year because it's a perfect crowd pleaser of a film and has you
leaving or at least had me leaving in theater with a big old smile on my face feeling good
about myself and has you thinking that you can accomplish anything you set your mind to so with
that being said I'm gonna give air a 4.8 out of 5 which makes this the highest rated film
so far for me which makes this my favorite movie of the year so far which just to kind of go back
of History repeats itself around this time same time last year was late March mid-march with my
favorite movie that came out which was everything everywhere all at once which happens to had one
best picture and hey I'm not saying air is going to win best picture I wouldn't be surprised if it
gets nominated for best picture also wouldn't be surprised if Ben Affleck's gets a direction not
domination uh original screenplay nomination and again I mentioned Viola Davis supporting
Cass member and I I wouldn't be surprised if Matt Damon might get some love we'll see how that goes
but I really enjoyed this film as you all can see and to answer the question is it worth checking
out yes I do recommend it it gets the major stamp of approval from your boy movie files I love this
film so hey that's my Pros that's my cons that's my score That's My overall thought so again I
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